Serious Computer Problems, all help wanted Options

[HaysoosKreesto]

Alright, this is going to take the likes of an expert. I have spent all my knowledge of this computer and it still remains unusable.

So this is the situation. Apparently one of the people who owned this computer had downloaded a virus while download porn or music. Limewire strikes again some would say.

I thought this would be a simple issue of just installing anti-virus/ anti-malware. Problem is, I am 90% certain this is a bot and not a virus or malware. So what happened is that something has created an new Administrator account called Administrators, using that account, had weakened the Admin account so I can't change the Administrators account.

The new admin account had made it so that I cannot install any new programs, nor could I use the internet. Not only that, but now I can't change any settings because I don't have permission in any account to do so.

I tried using Slackware to see if I could see the account and its password, but I couldn't. I tried using ERD 2005 and 2007 to see if I could change it through there however everytime I tried to use it, the computer would BSoD on me so I had no luck with that. I tried using CCleaner, no luck. I tried using Malwarebytes, couldn't install. I tried installing HiJack this, and it wouldn't install. I tried all of this in safe mode, no dice. I tried getting the i386 presets on the computer, but no dice as well.

What am I missing to complete this project? What haven't I tried?

[95CelicaST]

Jack the Ripper utility will remove passwords, but there isn't much I would want to salvage from the system.


Art - I downloaded linux mint and I really like it over my Ubuntu 7.10, which is absolute garbage. I liked it so much that I blew away my dual boot drive and reloaded xp and mint 8. Thanks for showing that link!